Bracket



R. T. NEWTON.

BRACKET.

APPLICATION HLED APR.24, I919.

Patented July 6, 1920.

3 SHEETSSHEET 1- R. T. NEWTON.

BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24. 191,9

Patented July 6, 1924). y 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2. (3.

R. T. NEWTON.

BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 1'919.

LS%6 G4;8, Patented July 6, 192B.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- v Ira/vim? of the improved "(he cinnw'trnctinn sh m'n 12 are here shown p1 To all whom may non/mm it known that l, .ihmmnn a citizenof' the. United SM residing in the city county New York, have invented w i useful IHIPTOVWIIOIllZ in liinchein n:- the following is a specifiimiinn.

i he present invcntinn iiFidiLQS 110 hi i and particularly to hi'ackets for; cairn" i'D .illlilOiHObllQ limmpera the, ulnect k in inventmn being to provide a suitable iit'i ,chnieni n elevation 2i, him-l in which my invention emlti-(nfiii in we "form; i

F1 9 5 iicmss SEChlUB 0n the 11m 9-2 i Fig. 5 is lnoknn "plat.

E Fig. 6 is a Sii'lii nlm'n'tion clamp shown in Fig 1:

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.l igfH. 9 and 10 are; mu? other inmliliaation.

The pi'lsent inziclini. is; p: Signcrl 'i'm ilm :lttzinln i-l'mssis 07E? mnuwin g 1 mean. 0'? the l spring steel 'illlU curved Mani; to

they are Secured.

(l'uwiuggs I have ends of #1 pair of sprung we shn in; application, fen'lng to the (lliiAX Figs. 1 and 2 ihe hu 1 L bumper ends rigidly in positinn on tha stniis and against his hail of the b racket 16. he him comprises a hmlv element Eltififlimil to u must the Web of the Chan leri side but 1"? {if the chassis and is off 22 cal v 3th (:nnw hurling substantially :hih nif tlan bumper straps so that the fit snugly iwtneen film: stop and bntiiiim Jilin 3.8 and 19 isspec'tivaly, of thus l'viiiifiii 't. Th8 bracket is secured 0 the lmssis side bani by means 05 a, hook bolt iii) missing ihmngh alnwmmrdiy ambenclam- 521 in; "the lower min n of the bracket gnga ing i l lower She chassis is hm.

i 0 'tni'pomd netwmn the nut 52' nn 21 in hnlil the 11b:

21 ml was i l'mii) has been ilmi-ivn n3 in'in i lil damping 1': Willi ch21 siile bar. A

:4 ieii'mvzu'u y axcenning" strut lib: iii-m u themed by a rib zn terminating in web pierced, pan mil film lm'iei anal of the mnai Hil'id prop the Wei) 1 pimnclcil Z 910 than I clampi J usual semi-ring" nut Tllfl p. )p iii 51 i bm'imt 2-30 pmmanenigly cl 1d aims iim'ining a part 0f the I cl CU: A guard wig-aging awn 21 sgna M I which is carried to the frontof the chassis horn 32 and engaged at the spring bolt head 33 of the latter.

While it is perfectly possible to engage this arm on the spring bolt 34 I prefer not to disturbthe installation of the latter, but

tocarry the end of the arm beyond the end of the chassis horn and clamp it in position by an independent bolt 35. As here shown the end of the arm 31 comprises an enlarged head 36 shouldered at 3.7 to accommodate the spring bolt head 33 on the chassis horn 32 and apertured at 38 to permit the bolt head 39 to project the'rethrough.

An car 40 extending beyond the end of the chassis horn is pierced at 41 to permit the bolt 35 to pass therethrough, the screw threaded end of the latter engaging the lug 42 of a cooperating clamping piece 43 overlying the-opposite side of the head 33, and similarly shouldered at 44 to accommodate the same and apertured at 45 to clear the nut 46 on the spring bolt 34.

In addition to the fact that this bracket may be installed upon the chassis without any mutilation or weakening of the latter by bolt holes, etc., it has the merit of transmitting the thrust of bumper stress directly to the end of the chassis side bar through the engagement of the spring bolt head 33 by the head 36 of the bracket arm 31. Inasmuch as this is one of the strongest points in the chassis it is obvious that the thrust of the bumper is readily taken care of by this support.

In Fig. 5 the construction of the bracket arm 31 and head 36 is identical with that just described, but the clamping element 43 is omitted and the clamping engagement at the head of the chassis horn is secured by a long transverse tie-rod 47, the ends of which pass through the holes in the ears 40. Where a tie-rod of this type is employed the strut bar now used between the ends of the chassis side bars may be dispensed with.

In Figs. 7 and 8 a further modification is illustrated in which, as before, the body of the clamp is substantially the same as that first shown, but the forwardly extending arm 31 is modified in its construction to permit the use of a U-bolt 48 as: the front support for theibracket. In this construction the form of the bracket head 49 is extended in opposite directions to afford ears 50 and 51 projecting-above and below the chassis horn and pierced to receive the opposite This construction ends of the U-bolt 48.-

' has the advantage that the bracket may be .ing between the ends ofthe horn 32. This by means of a clamping eas es strut bar affords the front support for the bracket, the forwardly extending arm 53 being carried below and angled acrossbeneath the horn and secured to the bar 52 plate '54.

Various other modifications of construc tion will readily occur to those skilled in the art, which do not depart from what I claim as my invention.

I claim:

1. A bumper bracket comprising a bracket body adapted to receive and rigidly engage a-bumper end,a draw-up member engaging the bracket and adapted to pass beneaththe chassis side bar and engage the lower flange of the latter together with a strut-like bracket extension arm rigid wih the bracket body and engaging a chassis element beyond the end of the bracket body.

2. A bumper bracket comprising a channeled body adapted to receive and rigidly engage a bumper end, a draw-up member engaging the lower portion of the bracket body and adapted to pass beneath the chassis side bar and engage the lower flange of the latter, together with a strut-like bracket extension arm engaging a chassis element beyond the end of the, bracket body.

3. A bumper bracket comprising a body adapted to receive and support a bumper end, studs on said body adapted to pass through holesiqin the bumper end, drawup means for holding said bumper ends on said studs-,-'a draw-up member adapted to pass beneath the chassis side bar and engage the lower flange of the latter, together with a bracket arm extending,beyond the end of the bracket body and pierced to re- I the chassis, together with an armextend ing from the end of the bracket body and engaging a chassis element to transmit the thrust of bumper impact thereto.

5. A bumper bracket comprising a bracket body adapted to engage a bumper end, means engaging, the bracket and passing transversely thereof and of tlwv chassis side bar to secure the bracket to the chassis, togather with a forwardly extending arm on said bracket body and means for clamping the-same to the forward end of the chassis horn to transmit thereto the thrust of bumper impact.

. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this spe ification.

RICHARD T. NEWICIT. 

